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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Father Schwartz ask Rudolph if he has done when he first visits?
2. Who brings Rudolph Miller to Father Schwartz when he first comes to see him at the start of the story?
3. What did Rudolph neglect to tell Father Schwartz about what had happened with his friends in the barn?
4. What is something that saddens Father Schwartz at the start of "Absolution"?
5. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done about the situation in the barn?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Father Schwartz do on Saturdays after confession? What happens as he passes the drug store that increases his sadness?
2. Why did Rudolph's father tell him he had to go to confession three days before Rudolph came to see Father Schwartz in his home? Did Rudolph obey his father?
3. What is Father Schwartz's mood at the start of the story? How do you know?
4. Why did Rudolph stay and confess despite his urge to leave while he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?
5. What did Rudolph try to force himself to do as he waited at the confessional in Chapter 2?
6. What "easy sins" did Rudolph confess to Father Schwartz in Chapter 2?
7. Who is Blatchford Sarnmenington? What happens when Rudolph thinks of him?
8. What made Rudolph uncomfortable as he sat waiting to confess at the start of Chapter 2?
9. What sin did Rudolph finally confess to Father Schwartz after he "exhausted the minor offenses" (6)?
10. What does Father Schwartz tell Rudolph he should have done when he was in the barn with the boy and the girl?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Rudolph and Father Schwartz in "Absolution." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the use of dialogue versus the use of description. Look at how each is used in the story and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining the confessional as a symbol in "Absolution." In what scenes does the confessional appear? What is the context? How does this symbol develop the narrative?
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